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Officials of the Commission and Department of Irish Folklore

Officials of the Commission and Department of Irish Folklore : Tadhg Ó Murchú recording on the ediphone in Spuncán, An Coireán. Tadhg Ó Murchú was a full time collector for the commission from 1935 until 1958, working for the most part in south-west Kerry, west Cork and south-west Clare.]

003 I gCuimhne na nDaoine. Good condition. Photographer's name not given.

Note

The ediphone, which worked on a clockwork mechanism, was used from the early days of the Commission. The recordings were made on wax cylinders and when transcribed, were often sent back to Dublin where they were shaved, and returned to the collector for further use. However, many such cylinder recordings survived and are now preserved in the Department of Irish Folklore.

[Work of the Commission and Department of Irish Folklore: Tadhg Ó Murchú recording on the ediphone from Padraig Ó Suilleabháinm, in Spuncán, Waterville, Co. Kerry.]

Note

003 I gCuimhne na nDaoine. Good condition. Photographer's name not given.

Note

The ediphone, which worked on a clockwork mechanism, was used from the early days of the Commission. The recordings were made on wax cylinders and when transcribed, were often sent back to Dublin where they were shaved, and returned to the collector for further use. However, many such cylinder recordings survived and are now preserved in the Department of Irish Folklore.